I use this filter to generate a lot of flow and water turnover for my hillstream loaches. It's one of the quietest for the volume it handles, provided you set it up right (it makes some weird noises if you don't put everything in it's right place after cleaning or otherwise taking it apart.
My one warning is that you may want to cover the slots that are open if you have small fish/shrimp or a lot of small plant pieces that could get caught in it. I just fixed some plastic mesh to it with rubber bands and have had no issues.
I highly recommend this if you want a really powerful HOB with a lot of space in the basket for media. It's very roomy and I could put tons of filter sponge and biomedia in there, and my water has never been cleaner!